By Anita Miller In a special called meeting Monday night, the city of Kyle unanimously approved an offer to settle pending litigation with Kinder Morgan. Under terms of the deal, the city will exempt the energy giant from its new pipeline ordinance in exchange for two cash payments totaling $2.7 mil...

When it came to talking trash on the dais, the Kyle City Council was full of it Sept. 3. Discussion about the expiration of an existing contract with Texas Disposal Systems (TDS) for waste services turned into a whirlwind 90-minute debate that at times grew heated. When the furor died down, Kyle cit...

Congestion caused by stop signs on Rebel Drive at Silverado is leading Kyle officials to contemplate ways to fix the issue, including the possibility of a roundabout. The topic came up Sept. 3, with city leaders directing City Manager Scott Sellers to present options to mitigate the problem and to d...

By Christopher Green A recent study shows Hays County is one of the top counties in Texas when it comes to investment in its local economies. According to the study, conducted by SmartAsset, Hays County had a 13.8% increase in business growth, $724 million increase in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP...

Confusion over what properties are subject to a proposed unilateral annexation by Kyle led to vitriolic debate Aug. 28 as city leaders attempted to sort it all out. Many residents impacted by the proposal maintained their opposition, with some alleging the city is moving too fast to complete the ann...

By Christopher Green Kyle city leaders have now joined the Texas Municipal League (TML) in approving a resolution that aims to regulate pipeline routing through the state of Texas. Approval of the resolution, completed by a 7-0 vote at the Aug. 20 Kyle City Council meeting, was the result of TML off...

Plans for calling a November bond election aimed at expanding Kyle Police Department (KPD) facilities was rejected Tuesday by city leaders.  By a 6-0 vote, the Kyle City Council denied placing a bond election on the Nov. 5 ballot meant to pay for a new or renovated KPD building. Council member Daphn...

By Katie Burrell Kyle’s Independence Day festivities ended with a bang, literally, after the vendor’s fireworks show went awry. Now, Kyle city leaders are deciding how to proceed. On July 15, Kyle City Council members met during a regularly scheduled council meeting to publicly discuss their concern...

Kyle’s police department could return to the November ballot as much needed upgrades are coming with a heavy price tag – and a possible tax increase. Kyle City Council is in a tight spot budgeting for a new or newly upgraded police headquarters as survey results came in Tuesday night from architectu...

Despite a new state law allowing for the production, transportation and sale of hemp in Texas, Hays County’s top lawyer still intends to prosecute any and all marijuana cases going forward. On July 11, Hays County District Attorney Wes Mau said in a release that his office will continue to prosecute...